A list of podcasts to help you learn Spanish

I’m constantly on the look out for new learning Spanish resources to help me improve, refresh my memory and sometimes just to entertain myself. In fact, most Spanish learners are doing the same thing, so I thought why not share my collection of learning Spanish podcast links to help out my faithful readers.

This list of learning Spanish podcasts is far from complete and probably not as well organized as it could be, it’s a work in progress. It’s currently divided into very broad categories but should do the job for now.

Got some helpful links you’d like to share? Found a link that no longer works? Post a note in the comments and I’ll update the list. In the mean time, enjoy! There are plenty of resources here to keep you busy and I have a lot more to add.

Check back here periodically for updates or follow the Helping You Learn Spanish Facebook page to be notified when this list is updated. I also post a variety of things on the Facebook page that never make it to the blog so it’s good idea to follow the page anyway.

On the website they have years of material that they’ve been producing all at your fingertips. There’s a fair amount of free content that you can access if you create a free account. They release at least 2 lessons a week that you can download for free. If you want access to all of the lessons (and believe me there is a lot) you can buy a basic subscription for roughly $60/yr. You’ll find an abundance of lessons for all stages of learning, beginner, intermediate and advanced.

In fact, one the things that first attracted me to this site is that they have lessons dedicated to regional Spanish. That means they have lessons on Spanish specific to Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Spain. Maybe even one or two other countries. That’s a great and unique feature.

Click here to go to the website. If for no other reason go there and sign up so you can get your free lessons, which is really valuable if you’re a beginner.

LEARNING SPANISH IN SPANISH

Run by an española named Mercedes, she has a vast collection of 30-60 minute podcasts where she narrates a conversation designed to teach various grammar topics and after the conversation she then goes on to explain everything you hear in complete detail and has a transcript of the dialog that includes her explanations. This is one of the best resources for learning Spanish on the internet.

This is one of the most well known and popular resources on the internet for learning Spanish. Below is the description of this course taken from Wikipedia.

Also known as simply Destinos, is a television program created by Bill Van Patten, who was, at the time, Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The show, designed to introduce viewers to the basics of Spanish, had two seasons, beginning in 1992. Its 52 episodes are often used for educational purposes in schools and are still broadcast regularly on many PBS stations, as well as many local channels.

SpanishNYC Podcasts – A small but useful collection of podcasts about por, para and some basic Spanish verbs.

A podcast created by an Argentina named Sofía, she literally recorded her podcasts in her bathroom. She talks about the language and culture of Argentina and it’s a wonderful podcast. It’s all in Spanish and she speaks a little fast, but if the Spanish of Argentina interests you it’s worth the challenge if your Spanish abilities aren’t quite there yet.

This site doesn’t have a ton of episodes but the content that’s there is awesome. The podcasts are recorded in a mix of Spanish and English and focus primarily on Colombian Spanish. Each podcast is a combination of travel, language and culture. It’s one of my favorites.

Another excellent website that has an enormous video library of interviews, TV shows, music videos and more to help you improve your listening skills. It isn’t free, but at only $10/mo it’s extremely affordable and well worth the money.

Lingus TV teaches you Spanish through short humorous videos. Each video has a transcript, subtitles, translation and notes on the expressions and vocabulary you hear in the video. It’s a great to learn and laugh at the same time.

This site has a wonderful collection of Spanish video interviews with people from different parts of the Spanish speaking world with complete transcripts and quizzes.

YouTube Resources

YouTube is a great source of materials to help you with your Spanish. It has everything Spanish lessons, movies, music videos, heck, you can even learn a lot from just reading the comments people make in Spanish. Here are a couple links to get you started.